Track & Field

(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s women’s beach volleyball duo of Marissa Harrison and Ileann Powery won matches two days in a row at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Columbia. A day after a victory against St Lucia, Cayman beat Suriname in three sets.

(CNS Local Life): The Cayman men’s beach volleyball team took to the courts in the midday heat Saturday, 28 July, at Puerto de Oro, in Barranquilla, Colombia, for their first match at the 23rd Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Games. Nathan Dack and Casey Santamaria won their first match against the US Virgin Islands, but […]

(CNS Local Life): Jamaican Olympic sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has joined the line-up for the Cayman Invitational which takes place on Saturday, 2 June at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex starting at 6pm. Fraser-Pryce’s countryman Asafa Powell and American LaShawn Merritt are also headlining the meet, along with more than 70 other international athletes and at […]

(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands’ Kemar Hyman clocked the second best time in the 100 metre semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, but a surprise domination by the South African duo saw the Cayman Islands track star pushed off the medal podium in the finals Monday. Akani Simbine and his team‑mate, Henricho Bruintjies, […]

(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands hurdler Ronald Forbes failed to make the finals for the 110m race in the 2018 Commonwealth Games after he came in 6th with a time of 13.88 in the heats. However, he said he had no regrets even though he had hoped to lower the time a little bit more. […]

(CNS Local Life): The annual Inter-Secondary Track and Field Meet is set to take place at the Truman Bodden Sports Centre (TBSC) on 1-2 March. The Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services, in partnership with the Department of Sports, are hosting the event, which features participants from nearly every secondary school in […]

(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands came in 10th position at the end of the NatWest Islands Games in Gotland, Sweden, which were held from 24 June to 30 June. The team bagged 25 medals in total, including seven gold thanks to the country’s track and field stars and the basketball team. On the final […]

(CNS Local Life): Jamal Walton has bagged Cayman’s first gold medal of the Island Games, after a comfortable win in the 200m, Monday, 26 June. The local sprinter crossed the line in 21:55, well clear of Tyler Johnson from Jersey, who took silver, and Jerai Torres from Gibraltar, who took bronze. The 18-year-old dominated the […]

(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Athletic Association (CIAA) has announced the 15-member 2017 CARIFTA track and field team that will be representing the Cayman Islands at the 46th CARIFTA Games in Curacao between 14 and 17 April. The athletes were introduced at an official gathering 29 March. In addition to parents and supporters, Osbourne Bodden, […]

(CNS Local Life): US Olympic gold medallist and record-holding long jumper Bob Beamon is coming to Cayman for the Special Olympics Cayman Islands (SOCI) signature fundraising golf tournament and awards evening. On Friday, 20 January, the Special Olympics ambassador will attend the sixth annual Cayman National Eric Crutchley Memorial Golf Tournament, SOCI’s major fundraiser for […]

(CNS): A Cayman team comprising four athletes recently participated in the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) Games, with the youngest competitor bringing home a silver medal. The biennial track-and-field competition, which brings together young athletes from throughout the Caribbean, was held in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, 15-16 July for under-9, under-11, under-13 and under-15 boys and girls. […]

(CNS): Cayman’s 110-metre hurdler, Ronald Forbes, has broken his own national record and become one of the fastest hurdlers in the world this year. With less than three months to go before the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the elite local athlete clocked a time of 13.36 at the NTC Star Sprint Series in […]

(CNS): One young Caymanian track athlete is working toward booking his ticket to compete in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, as he continues his training in Miramar, Florida. Jamal Walton, who has been running since primary school, is determined to achieve that goal. Towards that end, he will be competing in the Cayman Invitational […]

(CNS): The Ministry of Sports last week hosted a reception for the 2016 CARIFTA athletes, who brought home a combined 22 medals in swimming and track and field. On hand to honour the young sports men and women were Minister of Sports Osbourne Bodden, Director of Sports Collin Anglin, the president of the Cayman Islands […]

(CNS): Cayman’s young athletes are preparing to compete this weekend for a place in the 2016 CARIFTA Games to be held in Granada 26-28 March. The Cayman Islands Athletic Association, in partnership with Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC), is presenting the 2016 CUC Youth & Junior CARIFTA Track & Field Championships on Friday and Saturday, 11-12 […]

I see the police are going to be using ATVs. I am wondering if they will be driving these on the road as well as the beach. Can you find out? Auntie’s answer: As you note, the RCIPS recently purchased two all-terrain vehicles to be used for patrolling the beach and off-road areas. The police […]

As a Caymanian I recently travelled to Jamaica using my British passport on which I encountered resistance as I attempted to check in at the Cayman Airways counter in Kingston. The supervisor immediately asked that I show proof of residency in Cayman in order to board as I have no stamp in the passport to […]

I attempt to recycle everything I can and even make product choices based on packaging. My question is, since all the recyclables are shipped off island for processing anyway, why are we only recycling types 1 and 2 of plastic through the DoE? Surely it would be to Cayman’s benefit to send everything we can […]

I just read that a CNN poll found that 12% of American adults had never even heard of Mike Pence, which suggests that about 30 million voters have no clue who the vice president is, let alone what he stands for, which is astounding. That made me think, is civics taught in Cayman schools, such […]

(CNS Foodie): I found myself in the mood for Thai food and thought what better place to go than Thai House Restaurant? It’s located in the heart of George Town in Elizabethan Square. I think a lot of us may forget about it because of its location (and lack of parking) but it definitely has […]

(CNS Foodie): Tucked away in a quiet corner, just beyond the splendidly decorated foyer of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, is an unassuming set of wooden sliding doors, which remain locked until 6pm each day. Once opened, this portal transitions patrons from the bright, cheerful environment of the adjoining Silver Palm Lounge to a dimly lit […]

(CNS Foodie): After a day spent in East End enjoying a break and a change of pace, my partner and I decided a fitting way to end our little “adventure” was to try out the newest spot in the district, Taco Cantina. Turning into what may very well be the smallest parking lot in the […]

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